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Velthove et al. Emerging Themes in Epidemiology 2010, 7 :2 /content/7/1/2 EMERGING THEMES IN EPIDEMIOLOGY METHODOLOGY Open Access Testing bias in clinical databases: methodological Methodology considerations Karin J Velthove1,2, Hubert GM Leufkens*1, Patrick C Souverein1, René C Schweizer3 and Wouter W van Solinge1,2 Abstract Background: Laboratory testing in clinical practice is never a random process. In this study we evaluated testing bias for neutrophil counts in clinical practice by using results from requested and non-requested hematological blood tests. Methods: This study was condu